TY - BOOK AU - Duffett,Mark TI - Understanding fandom: an introduction to the study of media fan culture SN - 9781441166937 (pbk.) : U1 - 302.2'3 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Bloomsbury KW - Fans (Persons) KW - Mass media KW - Social aspects KW - Mass media and culture KW - Media Studies KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - 'Understanding Fandom' introduces the whole field of fan studies by looking at the history of debate, key paradigms and methodological issues. The emphasis is on showing how fan studies is an emergent interdisciplinary field with its own key scholars and a tradition that is distinct from both textual analysis and reception studies ER -